听力原文:Which group of people is identified by the research as the most cold-ridden group
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A.Old people.
B.Teenagers.
C.Infants.
D.Adults.
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A.Old people.
B.Teenagers.
C.Infants.
D.Adults.
第1题
听力原文:W: Which hiking trail did Carol's group take?
M: I think they set out for the lake.
Q: What do the man's words about the other group mean?
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A.They am going toward the lake.
B.They have made decision to stay outdoors.
C.They have taken a new trail.
D.They plan to camp beside the lake.
第2题
听力原文: Cameroon in West Africa is a nation of 24 separate languages and 200 tribal groups. The nation is also divided by three religions which compete for the loyalty of the 8 million people. However, Cameroon has managed to avoid problems with these ethnic and religious groups. This is partly due to its powerful president who has led the nation with authority for many years. In the past 10 years, Cameroon has also developed a strong economy. Rubber, coffee, bananas, and cotton are among the major products that give economic security to the country.
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A.Three.
B.Twenty-four.
C.Two hundred.
D.Eight.
第3题
听力原文: Today I'd like to talk to you about group discussions which, in an academic context, are usually known as "seminars" and "tutorials". I want first of all to deal with the meanings of these terms; then I want to cover the aims of the group discussions; next I'll go on to look at some problems that learners of English are likely to experience in work of this kind; and finally I'd like to offer a few pieces of advice.
First, then let's look at look at the meanings of the terms "seminar" and "tutorial". Nowadays it's becoming more and more difficult to draw a precise distinction between the meanings of the two words that all lecturers would be willing to accept. The traditional differences which axe still accepted by many lecturers are firstly the size of the group and secondly, and perhaps more importantly, their purpose.
A tutorial was usually for a small number of students, say, between two and five, whereas a seminar was attended by a large group, say, between ten and fifteen. In a tutorial, a lecturer of tutor adopted the role of the expert and asked and answered questions related to his most recent lecture. In short, the tutor took the lead; he in fact "tutored".
The purpose of the seminar, on tile other 'hand, was to provide an opportunity to discuss a previously arranged topic. Often one student presented a paper; that is, gave a short talk which served as an introduction to a more general discussion. The other students may have been asked to read a number of chapters of a book, related to the talk, so as to be in a better position to participate in the discussion.
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A.A librarian.
B.A Chairman.
C.A monitor.
D.A lecturer.
第4题
听力原文: At the University of Kansas art museum, investigators tested the effects of different colored walls on two groups of visitors. For the first group the room was painted white; for the second, dark brown. The experiment showed that those who entered the dark brown room walked more quickly, and spent less time in the room than the people in the white room. Dark brown stimulated more activity, but the activity ended sooner. Not only the colors but also the room appearance influences those inside. Another experiment was carried out, in which three groups of subjects are used; each group was in a different kind of room. One group was in an "ugly" room that looked like a messy storeroom. Another group was in an average room—a nice office. The third group was in a beautiful room with carpeting and drapes. Results showed that the people in the beautiful room tended to give higher ratings than did those in the ugly room. Other studies suggest that students do better on tests taken in comfortable, attractive rooms than in ordinary-looking or ugly rooms.
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A.At the University of Kansas.
B.At the University of Kansas art museum.
C.At an art museum.
D.In an office.
第5题
听力原文: A famous writer who was visiting Japan was invited to give a lecture at a university to a large group of students. As most of them could not understand spoken English, he had to have an interpreter.
During his lecture he told an amusing story which went on for rather a long time. At last he stopped to allow the interpreter to translate it into Japanese, and was very surprised when the man did this in a few seconds, after which all the students laughed loudly.
After the lecture, the writer thanked the interpreter for his good work and then said to him, "Now please tell me how you translated that long story of mine into such a short Japanese one."
"I didn't tell the story at all," the interpreter answered with a smile. "I just said, 'The honorable lecturer has just told a funny story. You will all laugh, please. '"
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A.To tell a story to a group of students.
B.To translate some books.
C.To act as an interpreter.
D.To give a lecture at a university.
第6题
听力原文: Today I'd like to talk to you about group discussions known as "seminars" and "tutorials". I want, first of all, to deal with the meaning of these terms, then I want to cover the aims of group discussions; next I'll go on with some problems that English learners are likely to-face; and finally I'd like to offer a few pieces of advice.
Firstly, let's look at the meaning of the terms "seminar" and "tutorial". Nowadays it's difficult to draw a precise distinction between the meanings of the two words. The differences are firstly the size of the group and secondly their purposes. A tutorial is usually for a small number of students, say, between two and five, whereas a seminar is attended by a larger group, say, between ten and fifteen. In a tutorial, a tutor adopts the role of the expert and asks and answers questions related to his most recent lectures. Often a student has to submit an essay or a report which is discussed by the tutor and then by other members of the tutorial group. In short, the tutor takes the lead; he in fact "tutored". The purpose of the seminar, however, is to provide an opportunity to discuss a previously arranged topic. More than one member of the staff might be present and one of them would probably act as chairman. Often one student gives a short talk served as an introduction to the discussion. The other students may have been asked to read a number of chapters of a book, related to the talk, so as, to be well-prepared to participate in the discussion.
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A.A student.
B.A lecturer.
C.A group leader.
D.The chairman.
第7题
听力原文: Kenya was a beautiful country inhabited by different groups Of people, some farmers, some herds men, a few hunters, when the English arrived. The main motivations for. colonizing Kenya were economic—to take away resources; and strategic—to take control before the Germans or some other European "power" did. However, the English were a mixed group of people like everyone else. Manx English people were concerned about the welfare of Kenyans and worked under colonialism. These were civil servants, missionaries and some farmers, business and professional people who worked hard to develop Kenya both before and after independence.
Before Kenya was such a pleasant, easy place to live, another group of people came to live in Kenya, known generally as the settlers. The first settlers tended to be the social outcasts from wealthy families in England, though later they were joined by a wider group of English population. In particular, English soldiers who fought in the First World War were given farms in Kenya. This is a fantastic idea—to give a way land which does not belong to you in the first place. The people who actually owned the land tended either to be pushed off or to become servants and agricultural labors for the people who arrived from England.
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A.English settlers.
B.Native farmers, herdsmen and hunters.
C.Missionaries, civil servants and professional people.
D.German settlers.
第8题
听力原文:M: Hello. How are you today?
W: Not so good. My leg's playing me up, awful pains in my leg and my toothache!
M: Oh, dear! I've got toothache too and the dentist says he simply can't see me before next week. But what gets me is my headache.
W: I know what you mean, but at least you can do the garden. I can't even do that with my back, the doctor says I mustn't lift or bend.
M: You poor thing. There's nothing worse than back trouble. But I don't do much in the garden now because I've hurt my arm. It's really painful.
W: Like my ankle. It's all swollen up.
Which age group do the two speakers most likely belong to?
A.Young.
B.Old.
C.Middle-aged.
第9题
听力原文: Being able to swim has always been a valued skill. But competitive swimming is just over one hundred years old. Racing in the water began in Europe only about fifty years before the modern Olympics. England was the leader in this new sport. Pools were built and races were held.
Interest was spurred when a group of Native Americans went to England in 1844 to swim against an English team. To the surprise and dismay of the English, the Americans beat them easily. At that time the English used the breast stroke, which was thought a good. form. The Americans used a kind of free style. that was much faster.
A short time later an English family, who had moved to Australia, developed the crawl, an overhead swimming method. One of that same family also took it to America. Charles Daniels, an early user of the crawl, changed the kicking rhythm to develop the American crawl.
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A.About fifty years before the first modern Olympics.
B.Fifty years ago.
C.When the crawl was developed.
D.After the breast stroke was developed.
第10题
听力原文: The first newspapers were handwritten sheets which were posted in public places. The earliest recorded newspaper was started in Rome in 59 B. C. In the 700s, the world's first printed newspaper was developed in China. The paper was printed from carved wooden blocks and distributed among the citizens. Europe didn't have a regularly published newspaper until 1609, when one was started in Germany.
The first regularly published newspaper in the English language was printed in Amsterdam in 1620. In 1621, an English newspaper was started in London and was published weekly. The first daily English newspaper was the Daily Courant (current), which didn't appear until March 1702.
In 1690, Benjamin Harris printed the first American newspaper in Boston. The paper was called Publick (public) Occurrences, both Forreign (foreign) and Domestick (domestic). The local government, however, didn't approve of the paper and stopped its publication after the first issue. In 1704, John Campbell started The Boston Newsletter, the first newspaper to be published daily in the American colonies. By 1760, the colonies had more than thirty daily newspapers. There are now about 1,800 daily papers in America.
Today, as a group, English language newspapers have the largest circulation all over the world. The largest circulation for an individual newspaper, however, is that of the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun, which sells more than eleven million copies each day.
How long is it since the first newspaper was printed?
A.700 years,
B.Over 2,000 years.
C.About 1,300 years.
D.About 380 years.